LOL did Dev call it or what?!! (see post below) According to Dan Pope this storm was worth between $55 and $95 million dollars in water resources for the state of Utah. We just increased our state wide snow pack by 12% in one storm. One inch of water melted from several inches of snow is worth about $20 million dollars. Crazy how they have it all figured out!
So I decided to leave the office this morning to capture the rad snow that fell last night. I have been gritting my teeth not being able to shoot the last couple of snow storms. The snow was so deep and it just sat 3-4 inches on top of the leaves and branches of all the trees. Saaaweeeet! I shot for a couple of hours and I felt like I was just getting warmed up. It was fun to 4 wheel and trek through the deep snow in my winter gear :D
Dev loved this image and I liked it, funny how that works. Nature photo of the day ^
Love all of the H2O
I think that this is my favorite shot from this morning.
I wish that the little old house was about another 60+ years older for the look. This image has a dry brush finish to it.
Is this a sweet old International or what?
While I was on my way to shoot the Reception today at the Mapelton City Center, I missed my turn and drove up another street looking for a place to turn around. Along the way I saw a field of beautiful fresh white powder (+snow mobile tracks, of course!) and some really sweet looking cattails. I had to get out of my truck and photograph them basking in the sun, covered with last nights fresh snow. I live by the hurry up and wait motto, so I had a few minutes to spare.
When I was selecting my settings in the camera, I remembered that a small aperture is best on a sunny day because it makes the sun look like a star instead of a big over exposed blob. I chose to shoot the 24-70mm 2.8L, @ f 13, 1/400, -2/3 compensation, 100 ISO. By shooting at a short focal distance with a fill flash, it helps under expose the background, which is great for a beautiful sunny open sky.
So now you are wondering why the sky isn't blue, but red & black instead?? Well I'm a big fan of infrared film and this is my version of it :D I think it gives it more of an abstract, artistic feel.
Nature photo of the day ^
After I finished shooting the Pre-Reception tonight, I looked outside and saw the killer sunlight that was setting. Of course, I went into holy freak mode and got all excited because I know that I have just a couple of minutes to capture the light. I switched to the 70-200mm 2.8L and zoomed right in on the top of the mountain. It took me 2 shots to get this one. When you shoot a shorter shutter speed than focal length you risk a soft image. So the closer you are to 1/200 the greater the chance you have for a very sharp image. I was zoomed at 200mm, @ 1/100, f 5.0, 200 ISO. I felt like I was pretty close to max for a sharp image, even with my very steady hand.
The first shot was a bit soft, I fired a second image right after that so it was a smoother more steady shutter release. I hate tripods and I love to shoot hand held in low light. It was very sharp and clean when I looked at the pixels at a 100%.
It's funny, when I was looking at the photo that close, I could see every little thing on the mountain and I kept thinking I'd for sure see an animal or a herd of them!
While my wife was out doing a little shopping, she called me up and said to go look outside at the beautiful sunset on the mountains. I grabbed my camera and wide-angle lense and ran outside. The light was Awesome and the color was so vibrant! After I fired off some hand held pix I decided to run back in and switch to the long lense, dumb...on my part! If there's one thing I have learned about light, especially with sunsets, It's that you never leave the light!! It will be gone every time, I promise.
1D Mark III, 24-70mm 2.8L, 1/125 @ f 4.0, +1/3 compensation, 640 ISO, AWB.
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